What color is #B27A47?

#B27A47 is a desaturated orange known as Rocky Racoon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rocky Racoon?

The RGB value is 178, 122, 71: 178 red, 122 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rocky Racoon?

The complementary color is #477FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27A47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rocky Racoon color: hex code #B27A47

#B27A47 rgb(178, 122, 71)

Shades of brown

Rocky Racoon has the hex code #B27A47. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 47.8% green and 27.8% blue (178, 122, 71).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 60% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

Rocky Racoon (#B27A47) color codes

HEX	`#B27A47`
RGB	`rgb(178, 122, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 47.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 60%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, 16.44, 36.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 39.9, 65.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.459, 23.841, 9.168)`
Decimal	`11696711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rocky Racoon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B27A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B27A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27a47; }
.text { color: #b27a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 122 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27a47, #b2af47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B27A47 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B27A47?: #B27A47 is a desaturated orange known as Rocky Racoon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rocky Racoon?: The RGB value is 178, 122, 71: 178 red, 122 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rocky Racoon?: The complementary color is #477FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27A47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.